The Sterling boys and girls track & field teams both won the title at their own Warrior Invite on Saturday at Westwood Sports Complex, while Erie-Prophetstown’s boys and girls teams both took second.
In the boys meet, Sterling scored 104 points, and Erie-Prophetstown finished with 73.5. United Township (60), Rock Island (54) and Rochelle (17.5) rounded out the field.
Sterling took the top three spots in the 800-meter run and the shot put, and the top two spots in the 60-meter dash and the 3200 run.
Thomas Holcomb (2:09.56), Dale Johnson (2:11.24) and John Cid (2:11.47) went 1-2-3 in the 800, while Anthony Amezola (13.97 meters), Cameron Schneider (13.73) and Alejandro Arellano (12.63) were first, second and third in the shot put.
Dylan Doss (7.36 seconds) and David Tessman (7.44) finished 1-2 in the 60, and Johnson (9:48.43) and Aalin Schmidt (11:43.29) took the top two spots in the 3200.
The Golden Warriors added wins in the 4x200 relay (1:37.51) with the team of Doss, Tessman, Jordan Britt and Mateo Vasquez, and the 4x400 (3:42.50) with the quartet of Britt, Cid, Johnson and Holcomb. Sterling also took second in the 4x400 (3:45.18) with the team of Parker Blakeslee, Isaac Halverson, Beckham Marquez and Christian Vasquez
Other third-place finishers for Sterling were Brandeis Shore (pole vault, 3.05 meters), Andrew Bland (long jump, 5.69) and Carter Chance (triple jump, 11.03).
Erie-Prophetstown finished 1-2 in the pole vault and long jump. Parker Holdorf (4.27 meters) and Aidan Jepson (3.52) took the top two spots in the vault, and Braxton Froeliger (6.72 meters) and Damahz Slater (5.73) went 1-2 in the long jump.
Froeliger also won the 200 (24.35), and Caleb Naftzger won the triple jump (11.24) for the Panthers. The foursome of Zeke Weidel, Andrew Bomleny, Wyatt Beck and Charlie Link won the 4x800 (10:10.99).
Bomleny also took third in the 3200 (13:25.23), and the quartet of Trevor Cobo, Froeliger, Ben Lantz and Michael Carlson was second in the 4x200 (1:39.03). The team of Tyson Skinner, Caden Sutton, Daytan Greenwood and Joey Lindsay took second in the 4x800 (10:53.61).
On the girls side, Sterling scored 120.5 points, and Erie-Prophetstown finished with 74. Rock Island (57), Rochelle (36) and United Township (21.5) also competed.
Alice Sotelo led the Golden Warriors with wins in the long jump (4.57 meters) and the triple jump (10.49), and also ran a leg on the winning 4x200 relay team (1:55.06); she was joined by Kaydence Weeks, Kirra Gibson and Finley Ryan. Jesseka Boyer added a win in the 60-meter hurdles (11.07 seconds).
Sotelo also took third in the 200 (28.53), Weeks was second in both the 60 meters (8.56) and the 200 (28.44), Gibson was runner-up in the 60 hurdles (11.27), Kylie Nicklaus took second in the 400 (1:06.67), Kate Rowzee was runner-up in the shot put (9.50 meters), and Sarah Navarro finished second in the 3200 (14:01.88) and third in the 1600 (6:28.84).
Sterling also got thirds from Presley Winters (60, 8.98), Rhylee Wade (400, 1:09.63), Megan Gingrich (3200, 14:20.01), Addison Robbins (60 hurdles, 11.67), and Madison Austin (high jump, 1.35 meters).
Erie-Prophetstown was led by triple-winners Kennedy Buck and Riley Packer. Buck finished first in the 400 (1:05.60), shot put (10.52 meters), and the 4x400 relay (4:34.26), along with Jade Nickerson, Dylan Chandler and Packer. Nickerson, Chandler and Packer teamed with Jillian Norman to win the 4x800 relay (11:05.19), and Packer also won the 800 (2:32.74).
The Panthers went 1-2-3 in the pole vault with Hayley Wuebben (2.90 meters), Olivia Purvis (2.44) and Gracelyn Abell (2.29). Madyson Bushaw (triple jump, 9.11) and Dominique Robinson (shot put, 9.37) also took third for E-P.
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